diff --git a/scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh b/scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh
index 6e6f455..e60fac2 100755
--- a/scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh
+++ b/scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Fund all CCIP WETH9/WETH10 bridge contracts with LINK on each chain.
 # Amount via tag (not .env): --link <amount> (default 10 LINK), --dry-run to print commands only.
-# Usage: ./scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh [--link 10] [--dry-run]
+# --cap-to-deployer: per chain, each bridge gets min(--link, deployer_LINK_balance // bridges_on_chain).
+# Usage: ./scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh [--link 10] [--cap-to-deployer] [--dry-run]
 
 set -euo pipefail
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
@@ -74,6 +75,49 @@ print_skip() {
   echo "  Skipped (insufficient LINK balance: have ${bal%% *}, need $needed)"
 }
 
+# Integer wei per bridge: min(LINK_AMOUNT_WEI, balance // n_bridges).
+per_bridge_cap_wei() {
+  local token="$1" owner="$2" rpc="$3" n="$4"
+  local bal
+  bal=$(get_token_balance "$token" "$owner" "$rpc")
+  bal="${bal%% *}"
+  [[ "$bal" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || bal="0"
+  [[ "${n:-1}" -lt 1 ]] && n=1
+  python3 -c "b=int('$bal'); r=int('${LINK_AMOUNT_WEI}'); n=int('$n'); print(min(r, b//n))"
+}
+
+# Echo wei to transfer for one bridge; 0 means skip.
+resolve_bridge_transfer_wei() {
+  local token="$1" owner="$2" rpc="$3" n_bridges="$4"
+  if [[ "${CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    per_bridge_cap_wei "$token" "$owner" "$rpc" "$n_bridges"
+    return
+  fi
+  if has_sufficient_link "$token" "$owner" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
+    echo "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
+  else
+    echo "0"
+  fi
+}
+
+print_skip_or_cap_zero() {
+  local label="$1" token="$2" owner="$3" rpc="$4"
+  if [[ "${CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    local bal
+    bal=$(get_token_balance "$token" "$owner" "$rpc")
+    echo "  Skipped ($label: deployer LINK ${bal%% *} wei → 0 per-bridge after split/cap vs target $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI)"
+  else
+    print_skip "$label" "$token" "$owner" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
+  fi
+}
+
+log_capped_notice() {
+  local label="$1" wei="$2"
+  if [[ "${CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE:-0}" == "1" ]] && [[ "$wei" != "0" ]] && [[ "$wei" -lt "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI" ]]; then
+    echo "  $label: transfer ${wei} wei (capped from target ${LINK_AMOUNT_WEI})"
+  fi
+}
+
 if [[ -z "$PRIVATE_KEY" ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: PRIVATE_KEY not set" >&2
   exit 1
@@ -85,7 +129,8 @@ if [[ -z "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "Funding CCIP bridges with LINK (amount per bridge: $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI wei)"
+echo "Funding CCIP bridges with LINK (target per bridge: $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI wei)"
+[[ "${CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE:-0}" == "1" ]] && echo "Mode: --cap-to-deployer (each chain uses min(target, balance // bridges_on_chain))"
 echo "Deployer: $DEPLOYER_ADDR"
 echo ""
 
@@ -96,18 +141,30 @@ if [[ -n "${RPC_URL_138:-}" && -n "${LINK_TOKEN_CHAIN138:-${LINK_TOKEN:-}}" ]];
   rpc=$(ensure_rpc "$RPC_URL_138")
   echo "Chain 138 (RPC: ${rpc%%\?*}...)"
   _gas138="--legacy --gas-limit 250000 --gas-price 2000000000 --timeout 120"
+  _n138=0
+  [[ -n "${CCIPWETH9_BRIDGE_CHAIN138:-}" ]] && _n138=$((_n138 + 1))
+  [[ -n "${CCIPWETH10_BRIDGE_CHAIN138:-}" ]] && _n138=$((_n138 + 1))
+  _cap_once=0
+  if [[ "${CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    _wei_chain138=$(per_bridge_cap_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_n138")
+    _cap_once=1
+  fi
   if [[ -n "${CCIPWETH9_BRIDGE_CHAIN138:-}" ]]; then
-    if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${CCIPWETH9_BRIDGE_CHAIN138,,} $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" $_gas138"
+    if [[ "$_cap_once" == "1" ]]; then _wei="$_wei_chain138"; else _wei=$(resolve_bridge_transfer_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_n138"); fi
+    if [[ "$_wei" == "0" ]]; then
+      print_skip_or_cap_zero "CHAIN138/WETH9" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc"
     else
-      print_skip "CHAIN138/WETH9" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
+      log_capped_notice "CHAIN138/WETH9" "$_wei"
+      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${CCIPWETH9_BRIDGE_CHAIN138,,} $_wei --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" $_gas138"
     fi
   fi
   if [[ -n "${CCIPWETH10_BRIDGE_CHAIN138:-}" ]]; then
-    if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${CCIPWETH10_BRIDGE_CHAIN138,,} $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" $_gas138"
+    if [[ "$_cap_once" == "1" ]]; then _wei="$_wei_chain138"; else _wei=$(resolve_bridge_transfer_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_n138"); fi
+    if [[ "$_wei" == "0" ]]; then
+      print_skip_or_cap_zero "CHAIN138/WETH10" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc"
     else
-      print_skip "CHAIN138/WETH10" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
+      log_capped_notice "CHAIN138/WETH10" "$_wei"
+      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${CCIPWETH10_BRIDGE_CHAIN138,,} $_wei --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" $_gas138"
     fi
   fi
   echo ""
@@ -119,18 +176,30 @@ if [[ -n "${ETHEREUM_MAINNET_RPC:-}" && -n "${MAINNET_LINK_TOKEN:-${CCIP_ETH_LIN
   rpc=$(ensure_rpc "$ETHEREUM_MAINNET_RPC")
   echo "Ethereum Mainnet"
   _pub_timeout="--timeout 300 --rpc-timeout 120"
+  _neth=0
+  [[ -n "${MAINNET_CCIP_WETH9_BRIDGE:-}" ]] && _neth=$((_neth + 1))
+  [[ -n "${MAINNET_CCIP_WETH10_BRIDGE:-}" ]] && _neth=$((_neth + 1))
+  _cap_once_eth=0
+  if [[ "${CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    _wei_chain_eth=$(per_bridge_cap_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_neth")
+    _cap_once_eth=1
+  fi
   if [[ -n "${MAINNET_CCIP_WETH9_BRIDGE:-}" ]]; then
-    if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" $MAINNET_CCIP_WETH9_BRIDGE $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout"
+    if [[ "$_cap_once_eth" == "1" ]]; then _wei="$_wei_chain_eth"; else _wei=$(resolve_bridge_transfer_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_neth"); fi
+    if [[ "$_wei" == "0" ]]; then
+      print_skip_or_cap_zero "ETH/WETH9" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc"
     else
-      print_skip "ETH/WETH9" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
+      log_capped_notice "ETH/WETH9" "$_wei"
+      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" $MAINNET_CCIP_WETH9_BRIDGE $_wei --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout"
     fi
   fi
   if [[ -n "${MAINNET_CCIP_WETH10_BRIDGE:-}" ]]; then
-    if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" $MAINNET_CCIP_WETH10_BRIDGE $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout"
+    if [[ "$_cap_once_eth" == "1" ]]; then _wei="$_wei_chain_eth"; else _wei=$(resolve_bridge_transfer_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_neth"); fi
+    if [[ "$_wei" == "0" ]]; then
+      print_skip_or_cap_zero "ETH/WETH10" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc"
     else
-      print_skip "ETH/WETH10" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
+      log_capped_notice "ETH/WETH10" "$_wei"
+      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" $MAINNET_CCIP_WETH10_BRIDGE $_wei --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout"
     fi
   fi
   echo ""
@@ -163,21 +232,43 @@ for label in BSC POLYGON BASE OPTIMISM ARBITRUM AVALANCHE CRONOS GNOSIS CELO WEM
 
   echo "$label"
   _pub_timeout_loop="--timeout 300 --rpc-timeout 120"
-  if [[ -n "$addr9" ]]; then
-    if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send ${link,,} \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${addr9,,}  $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout_loop"
+  # Arbitrum: default cast fee fields can sit under base fee; bump legacy gas price from RPC.
+  if [[ "$label" == "ARBITRUM" ]]; then
+    _gp_try=$(cast gas-price --rpc-url "$rpc" 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '\r\n ' || true)
+    if [[ -n "$_gp_try" ]] && [[ "$_gp_try" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [[ "$_gp_try" -gt 0 ]]; then
+      _gp_arb=$(python3 -c "print(max(int(int('$_gp_try') * 3), 120000000))")
     else
-      print_skip "$label/WETH9" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
+      _gp_arb="1200000000"
+    fi
+    _pub_timeout_loop="$_pub_timeout_loop --gas-price $_gp_arb"
+  fi
+  _nl2=0
+  [[ -n "$addr9" ]] && _nl2=$((_nl2 + 1))
+  [[ -n "$addr10" ]] && _nl2=$((_nl2 + 1))
+  _cap_once_l2=0
+  if [[ "${CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    _wei_chain_l2=$(per_bridge_cap_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_nl2")
+    _cap_once_l2=1
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "$addr9" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$_cap_once_l2" == "1" ]]; then _wei="$_wei_chain_l2"; else _wei=$(resolve_bridge_transfer_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_nl2"); fi
+    if [[ "$_wei" == "0" ]]; then
+      print_skip_or_cap_zero "$label/WETH9" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc"
+    else
+      log_capped_notice "$label/WETH9" "$_wei"
+      run_or_echo "cast send ${link,,} \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${addr9,,}  $_wei --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout_loop"
     fi
   fi
   if [[ -n "$addr10" ]]; then
-    if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send ${link,,} \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${addr10,,} $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout_loop"
+    if [[ "$_cap_once_l2" == "1" ]]; then _wei="$_wei_chain_l2"; else _wei=$(resolve_bridge_transfer_wei "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$_nl2"); fi
+    if [[ "$_wei" == "0" ]]; then
+      print_skip_or_cap_zero "$label/WETH10" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc"
     else
-      print_skip "$label/WETH10" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
+      log_capped_notice "$label/WETH10" "$_wei"
+      run_or_echo "cast send ${link,,} \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${addr10,,} $_wei --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout_loop"
     fi
   fi
   echo ""
 done
 
-echo "Done. Use --link <amount> and --dry-run to adjust."
+echo "Done. Use --link <amount>, --cap-to-deployer, and --dry-run to adjust."
diff --git a/scripts/lib/deployment/prompts.sh b/scripts/lib/deployment/prompts.sh
index 1126bb3..87eb233 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/deployment/prompts.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/deployment/prompts.sh
@@ -171,8 +171,11 @@ parse_lockbox_tag() {
   PARSE_LOCKBOX_REMAINING=("${args[@]}")
 }
 
-# Parse --link <amount> (ETH or wei if --link-wei), --dry-run. Sets LINK_AMOUNT_WEI, DRY_RUN.
+# Parse --link <amount> (ETH or wei if --link-wei), --dry-run, --cap-to-deployer.
+# Sets LINK_AMOUNT_WEI, DRY_RUN, CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE (0/1).
 # Default LINK_AMOUNT_WEI 10e18 (10 LINK) when unset. Unconsumed in PARSE_LINK_TAGS_REMAINING.
+# --cap-to-deployer: callers (e.g. fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh) cap each bridge transfer to
+# min(LINK_AMOUNT_WEI, deployer_LINK_balance // bridges_on_that_chain).
 link_to_wei() {
   local val="${1:-0}"
   if [[ -z "$val" || "$val" == "0" ]]; then echo "0"; return; fi
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ link_to_wei() {
 parse_link_tags() {
   export LINK_AMOUNT_WEI="${LINK_AMOUNT_WEI:-10000000000000000000}"
   export DRY_RUN="${DRY_RUN:-0}"
+  export CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE="${CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE:-0}"
   local args=()
   local i=0
   local argv=("$@")
@@ -201,6 +205,7 @@ parse_link_tags() {
       --link-wei)
         [[ $((i+1)) -lt ${#argv[@]} ]] && LINK_AMOUNT_WEI="${argv[$((i+1))]}"
         i=$((i+2)); ;;
+      --cap-to-deployer) CAP_LINK_TO_DEPLOYER_BALANCE=1; i=$((i+1)); ;;
       --dry-run) DRY_RUN=1; i=$((i+1)); ;;
       *) args+=("$a"); i=$((i+1)); ;;
     esac